Shastra Panchangam
May 2027
23
Sunday
Plavanga
Vaikasi
9
Nyayiru
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 11.12 am, then Chaturthi
Moolamtill 9.48 am, then Pooradam
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamevening 7.03–8.55
Yamagandamafternoon 1.29–3.21
Kuligaievening 5.12–7.04
ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.38–1.29night 10.20–11.11

Computed for Detroit, in US Eastern time (EDT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 11.13 am to 1.29 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.13 am.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Detroit

Computed for Detroit, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

11.13 am–1.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.38 am–1.29 pm, inside the clear stretch
1.00–1.58 pm; Yamagandam also runs
3.21–5.12 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.01–9.48 am
1.29–3.21 pm
5.12–7.04 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
6.56–7.56 pm
7.03–8.55 pm
8.31–10.20 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 7.24 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise6.04 am
Sunset8.55 pm
Moonrise12.18 am (next day)
Moonset8.05 am
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Detroit's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Detroit by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

LimbThis dayThen
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Tritiyai, till 11.12 am 12–52 nazhigaiChaturthi
Moolam, till 9.48 am 9–21 nazhigaiPooradam
Sadhya Yogam, till 1.32 pm 18–42 nazhigaiShubha Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 11.13 am caution 12–52 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 12.18 am (next day) 45–38 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.51–5.26 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.01–9.48 amAvoided for new beginnings
1.00–1.58 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.29–3.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.12–7.04 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.56–7.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.03–8.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.31–10.20 pmAvoided for new beginnings
No Amirtha Kalam on this dayA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi16.04
Amirtham27.55
Rogam9.46
Labam11.38
Dhanam31.30
Sugam3.21
Soram5.12
Visham7.03

Night

Dhanam48.55
Sugam510.04
Soram11.11
Visham12.20
Uthi1.29
Amirtham2.38
Rogam3.45
Labam4.55

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 3 Yamagandam; 4 Tyajyam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Mūla (Pūrvāṣāḍhā from 9.48 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2083
5129
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrishabha6.04 am7.31 am
Mithuna7.31 am9.50 am
Kataka9.50 am12.24 pm
Simha12.24 pm2.58 pm
Kanya2.58 pm5.32 pm
Tula5.32 pm8.07 pm
Vrischika8.07 pm10.34 pm
Dhanu10.34 pm12.34 am
Makara12.34 am2.02 am
Kumbha2.02 am3.13 am
Meena3.13 am4.20 am
Mesha4.20 am5.40 am
Vrishabha5.40 am6.03 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Detroit.

Horai

Day

Suriya6.04
Sukran7.18
Budhan8.32
Chandra9.46
Sani11.01
Guru12.15
Sevvai1.29
Suriya2.43
Sukran3.58
Budhan5.12
Chandra6.26
Sani7.41

Night

Guru8.55
Sevvai9.41
Suriya10.26
Sukran11.12
Budhan11.58
Chandra12.43
Sani1.29
Guru2.14
Sevvai3.00
Suriya3.46
Sukran4.31
Budhan5.17

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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